Senior Site Contract Specialist – Contract Manager III, Sponsor Dedicated

• Review contract language and budgets for completeness and accuracy, ensuring corrections are made and documented
• Maintain internal project trackers with accurate and timely information
• Use sponsor legal fallback language to negotiate site contracting language
• Negotiate study budgets within approved parameters and follow escalation processes
• Attend weekly internal and external progress meetings and provide updates on active negotiations
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align contract execution dates and site activation timelines
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Identify contractual or operational risks and proactively drive solutions
• Prepare contract and budget escalations
• Draft and finalize study start-up documents, templates, and start-up plans
• Prepare and lead study team kick-off meetings
• Schedule contract and budget preparation and overview meetings
• Prepare final contracts after negotiations and approvals
• Participate in pilot and stretch projects aligned with role and sponsor initiatives
• Support clinical studies from start-up through activation for a dedicated sponsor

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Public Health, Life Sciences, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated experience independently managing Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs), CTA amendments, site budget negotiations, and contract lifecycle management with minimal oversight
• Strong understanding of CTA drafting and negotiation, contract templates and fallback language, budget development and negotiation strategies, and clinical trial start-up processes
• Experience maintaining negotiation status and documentation within Sponsor clinical trial tracking systems
• Excellent understanding of Phase II-IV clinical trials, ICH-GCP, and clinical development processes
• Strong project management, organization, and prioritization skills
• Exceptional negotiation, communication, and relationship-building abilities
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Previous experience supporting a Sponsor-Dedicated/FSP model preferred
• Leadership or mentoring experience preferred
• CRO experience preferred
• Experience supporting process improvement initiatives within Site Start-Up or Site Contracts preferred
• Contract Manager II level: minimum one year of direct site contract and budget negotiations within a CRO, site, or pharma company required
• Senior SCS/Contract Manager III level: minimum two years of direct site contract and budget negotiation required
• Senior SCS/Contract Manager III level: minimum one year of progressive experience leading site contract negotiations as a client-facing point of contact within an industry-sponsored clinical trial setting

• Career development and progression
• Supportive and engaged line management
• Technical and therapeutic area training
• Peer recognition and total rewards program
• Inclusive culture
• Collaboration with colleagues across the world
• Opportunity to develop deep expertise and build lasting collaborative relationships